The Simple Act of "Thank You"

Often we become so intertwined in our own wants, needs, priorities, every day living that we forget to be appreciative and thankful for the simple things.  We always say thank you to a stranger for opening up a door for us, to a bartender giving us a beer or to our grocery clerk putting through our necessities.  What we become ignorant to is the uttermost important people in our lives to say those few words "thank you" to.  We simply forget some of the most validating words on the planet, the precious words, the words that your spouse becomes wary of; thank you.
To the husbands/boyfriends/wives/girlfriends in your world here are the top 10 things you should always remember to say thank you for:

1) Making dinner: It isn't something women/men completely enjoy doing every single night, nor is it something that you ever really participate in as a spouse.  It is completely annoying to come up with a meal plan 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.  It takes sometimes hours to prep for this meal that is sitting in front of you. Be grateful for what is on your plate even if you don't particularly want to eat it.  Put a happy smile on your face and try not to make a face of disappointment.  Simply look at your spouse and say "thank you."
2) Cleaning up the house: Whether there are still toys on the floor, dishes in the sink drying, or a bathroom that needs done, be thankful for what has been done.  Look at the positive side, the entire house isn't a pit full of horseshit, it's clean, it doesn't smell and it also doesn't look like someone traced through their house with dirty shoes on.  Make sure you notice the one room or one thing that your spouse has taken the time to do and appreciate it.  Simple words folks "thank you."
3) Grocery shopping: Let's face it.  It is one of the worst things you have to accomplish on your day off.  No one wants to spend an entire morning standing in line for their groceries for the week.  Not only do you have to plan ahead for the shopping trip you have to unpack all of the groceries when you get home.  Help your spouse out, unload the grocery bags for her/him and tell them to go sit down and relax while you do so.  "Thank you."
4) Buying gifts for special occasions: No I don't mean buying a gift for your better half (although that would make for an awesome gift and no gift receipts) I am talking about buying for your spouses family members and friends.  Take the time and create a list of things for them to purchase.  Don't ask that dumb question "why did you buy that for them?" Put a smile on your face and say "wow that is fabulous thank you for taking the time to go out and buy that" even if it is something you know they already have, be grateful you didn't hull your fat ass out and have to stand in lineups with ignorant people pushing you out of the way.  "Thank you."
5) Being romantic: After a long ass relationship with your partner you tend to forget the romance in your sex lives.  If your partner asks to watch a movie you need to put a damn movie on to please them. No pun intended; that is their way of saying "lets get it on."  Bringing you home dinner, unfortunately yes that is their way of saying "take yo pants off."  What those damn movies in Hollywood portray as romance isn't what you're going to get in your life so get over it and accept the romance that is for regular people. "Thank you."
6) Laundry: No one wants to pick up your sweaty boxer briefs/panties and put them in the washing machine.  The smell of your hockey bag is the exact same smell coming from your boxers,  Be thankful that we had the balls to pick up that stench and put it in the machine to wash.  So what if there is still a load of CLEAN laundry in the dryer.  Be quiet, fold it and simply say "thank you."
7) Unloading the dishwasher: That dreaded moment when you open it up to put in a dirty bowl and realize shit, they're clean.  Suddenly the act of kindness of putting your dirty bowl in the dishwasher has now become you unloading the clean dishes too.  All you want to do is lay down and catch up on the latest trend of television shows but instead you're putting away clean dishes.  "Thank you."
8) Having sex with you: Yes that is right.  I said what no one else wants to say to you.  Not always are we in the mood to have sex with you but we do it because we know you'll only complain about it later on.  It is such an  effort to take off all your clothes when you're snuggled up nicely in your bed half asleep.  Men always seem to have an orgasm but do women? No, not every single time.  Take the extra "mile" and be thankful we had sex with you.  All we wanted to do was roll over and go to sleep. "Thank you."
9) Booking all your appointments: Why is it that there is always one person in your relationship responsible for your appointments? We can barely remember to book ourselves our next dentist appointment let alone have to sit here and worry about when your next check up should be.  "Thank you."
10) Being in your relationship: Always, be thankful no matter what the circumstances, stresses, shitty ass events that are occurring in your lives, be thankful for each other and for putting up with each other's shit the last decade.  No one else in the world loves you as much as your spouse does, so remember that and simply say THANK YOU.